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Can you please provide me some simple remedies for night sweats? I seem to get hot flashes on and off, especially when I am worried or stressed about something. It almost feels like I am having a mini panic attack. I cool down fast during the day, but at night the hot flashes are really annoying.

Thanks for your question. Here are some tips that can help relieve your hot flashes:

Hormone Therapy (HT) is the most effective treatment and the only FDA approved treatment for menopausal symptoms. Any form of hormones, including bioidentical hormones has benefits as well as risks for women. Your women’s health physician can work with you to determine the best treatment for your body.

Antidepressants like Effexor (Venlafaxine) (a SNRI), Pristiq (Desvenlafaxine), or Neurontin (Gabapentin) may help block hot flashes and all have risks and benefits like any prescription or off the shelf medicine.